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Registration counts: Voter Count · Updated November 15, 2026

District of Columbia Voter Registration

& Party Affiliation Statistics

Total Registered
496,163
Largest Party
Democratic (75.35%)
Independent / NPP
17.93%
Primary Type
State:Semi-Closed Primary
Pres:Closed Primary
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At a Glance

District of Columbia at a Glance

Key voter registration statistics · Updated 2026

Registered Voters
496,163
across 1 counties
Independent / NPP
89.0K
17.93% of registered
2024 Turnout
64.9%
of eligible voters
D.C.'s June 2026 primary: 37.1% of Democrats voted, and independents couldn't vote at all

37.10% of DC's registered Democrats and 12.68% of its registered Republicans voted in the June 2026 primary. The city's 88,955 registered independents, 17.93% of all voters, couldn't vote in either party's primary.

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Registration

Voter Registration by Party

How many registered Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are in District of Columbia?

75.4%
17.9%
Democratic75.4%
Republican5.1%
Independent17.9%
Other1.6%
PartyRegistered Voters% of Total
Democratic
373,85875.4%
Republican
25,4345.1%
Independent
88,95517.9%
Other
7,9161.6%
Primary Rules

How District of Columbia's Primary Works

District of Columbia uses different primary rules for state/congressional and presidential elections

State / Congressional

⚖
Semi-Closed Primary
Registered party members vote in their own party's primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose a party primary to participate in, but voters registered with a different party cannot cross over.
How It Works
If you're registered Democrat, you vote in the Democratic primary. If you're registered Republican, you vote in the Republican primary. If you're unaffiliated, you can pick either; you may need to formally affiliate at the polls.
IVP's Position
An improvement over closed primaries, but still ties the system to party labels. Voters shouldn't have to join a private organization to participate in publicly funded elections.
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Presidential

⚖
Closed Primary
Only voters registered with a political party can vote in that party's primary election. Independent and unaffiliated voters are excluded.
How It Works
Voters must register with a party, often weeks or months before the election, to participate. If you're registered as independent or unaffiliated, you cannot vote in either major party's primary.
IVP's Position
Closed primaries lock millions of independent voters out of the elections that matter most. In many districts, the primary is the only competitive election.
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Turnout

Voter Turnout in District of Columbia

How many eligible District of Columbia residents actually vote?

Recent Elections
ElectionTurnoutVoted
2024 General64.9%328,871
2022 General40.7%205,774
2020 General68.9%346,491
2024 Presidential Primary17.8%94,371
2024 State Primary25.9%98,221

Primary turnout figures reflect all voters regardless of party registration. Source: each state’s Secretary of State Statement of Vote.

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